It took me a bit to figure out how to do the 'travel tea' thing. I'm training at the new job, and don't have my own desk yet. So, I have a little baggie, and I preload a little 'tea ball' that my mom gave me for Christmas. I use a black tea so I can get a bunch of steeps out of it. *laughs* But I have forgotten my TravelTea (!) at home a couple of times.

I can not remember the last time I did not have tea, but I think it was 4 years ago when I caught a most purging virus. I have no reason NOT to have tea everyday. I purpose each day when I get up to have tea...one of the first things on my mind.

If I go somewhere, I have a simple travel kit, not my best set up, but it will do. But at least I have good tea and a way to brew it. Worst case, I fill my own bags ahead of time. It is not that hard to travel with decent tea. Decent water can be the toughest part of it.

Having my first tea, 5th steep. Really good sencha session. I hit the sweet spot this time.

I wanted to have 4 teas today or bust, well, looks like it will be a bust then. If I get 3 in it will be a miracle.

Happens all the time, to be honest. Coffee in the morning + busy day = no time for tea. It nearly happened today... and then the wu yi oolong I ordered from Arbor Teas arrived in the mail. It's brewing as I type this. Part of my problem is that I don't like tisanes and think decaf is for pansies, so I try to be done with my tea drinking by 4pm. That can leave a rather narrow window for tea, depending on what I'm doing that day. I wasn't going to wait until tomorrow to sample my new tea, though, so I guess I'll just have to cope with the extra caffeine.

Whew, sorry I haven't been around ('cuase I know you all missed me terribly), somehow I got really behind and I just got all caught up.

Hmm, this morning I started with a mix of chocolate and cherry that I am very glad to be finished with. Then I moved on to Stash's pomegranate black and then to Tao of Tea's Lychee.

There are days I go without tea. Not nearly as many as there used to be, but sometimes I don't drink tea on the weekends. I can say that I have cut my soda (Diet Coke or Diet Dr P usually) consumption down to about 1 or 2 a week, though.

This morning, I had my Irish Breakfast with half and half and sugar then stopped at Starbucks and tried their Chai Tea Latte, yummy!
The last time I went a day with out tea was the last time that I was sick, i hared it because the week before I got my Upton order.

Good news for me, sometimes cheaper is just better. I have been struggling to just make that a clear cut decision regarding the Long Jings I have been enjoying for the last 9 months.

I am drinking a pretty top notch LJ, which I know I mentioned the name before and it is long....but...here it is again. Shi Feng Xi Hu Long Jing....I could actually add a few more impressive Chinese words in there designating the flush, etc.

This is clearly an exceptional Dragon Well. I bet the Chinese go gah gah over this one. I am finding the more nutty ones are lesser grades...cheaper grades.

Bottom line is, I prefer the cheaper ones, the nuttier ones. I will probably start a topic on this under green teas.